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Did you visit YouTube from January 18th to January 26th? There is a chance your browser was used by hackers to generate Monero cryptocurrency. Since the value of Bitcoin has increased hackers and cybercriminals are taking advantage of every situation they can use to make easy money. This time, however, in a shocking event it has been identified […]
Lazarus Hacking group Spreading Weaponized RATANKBA Malware and sophisticated hacking tools via Microsoft office documents that could mainly affect the cryptocurrencies. The Lazarus Hacking group has had multiple operations over the years around 2014-2016, most of which involve either disruption, sabotage, financial theft or espionage. RATANKBA is used by this cyberespionage Campaign for targeting financial institutions […]
Ad campaign lets attackers profit while unwitting users watch videos. YouTube was recently caught displaying ads that covertly leach off visitors’ CPUs and electricity to generate digital currency on behalf of anonymous attackers, it was widely reported. Word of the abusive ads started no later than Tuesday, as people took to social media sites to complain […]
Another day, another ransomware scam but this time scammers are tricking users by introducing them to a cryptocurrency called “SpriteCoin” that does not exist in reality. The IT security researchers at Fortinet have discovered a new ransomware scam in which hackers claim to introduce a new ‘profitable’ cryptocurrency SpriteCoin and ask a targeted victim to download its wallet […]
Last month Opera introduced its browser’s 50 beta version with built-in cryptocurrency mining blocker for desktops. Now, the company has launched anti-cryptocurrency mining feature for mobile browsers on Android and iOS devices meaning that if a user is browsing on Opera, hacker, and cybercriminals will be automatically blocked from using their device’s computing power to […]
It is just another with just another Cryptocurrency malware targeting unsuspecting users – This time, it modifies addresses to steal cryptocurrency payments. Evrial is the latest to join the bandwagon of information stealing Trojans that sprout every now and then and leave users grasping for enhanced privacy and security. This Trojan is now up for sale at […]
If you are a cryptocurrency investor or fan here is an app for you but it comes with a catch. Meet Sweatcoin, a free app for Android and iOS users based on the idea that the more you exercise, the more cryptocurrency you earn. Sweatcoin Yes, Sweatcoin pays its users cryptocurrency depending how far you have walked and […]
As the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is surging, the cybercriminal community is exploring the opportunity to steal user funds as every now and then there are incidents involving hackers targeting unsuspecting investors by hacking an exchange and a wallet. The latest victim of a hack attack against cryptocurrencies is the web-based BlackWallet used in storing Stellar […]
Another day, another Monero cryptomining campaign and this time attackers exploited a security flaw in Oracle Fusion Middleware. Latest SANS Technology Institute report published on 7 January is more like a bombshell for cryptocurrency industry. It reveals the findings of Morphus Labs researcher Renato Marinho, according to which a new globally active cybercrime campaign is underway attacking […]
Complete Patch Released to Address Critical Vulnerability Found in Electrum Bitcoin Wallets. Electrum, a well-known bitcoin client, has developed a patch for the bug identified in version 2.6-3.0.3 of the JSON-RPC protocol interface. The flaw was identified by a commenter using the alias “jsmad,” in a Github post on 24 November 2017. Jsmad warned that […]
In October last year, three Android apps on Play Store were found infected with Coinhive cryptocurrency miner to generate Monero digital coins. Now, an IT security researcher Elliot Alderson found fake Android apps that are infected with Coinhive cryptocurrency miner specially developed to use the CPU power of a targeted device. Fake app real miner According to Elliot, […]
A Coinhive user hacked BlackBerry Mobile website to mine Monero coins before the scam was identified and details of which were published on Reddit. The sudden surge in Bitcoin’s price has motivated people to mine cryptocurrencies and hope to become a millionaire within no time. It is true that there are legal ways of mining cryptocurrencies, but some would […]
A new botnet (here’s our existing cryptomining coverage) is in the town and it uses Python as a scripting language to carry out its operation and mine Monero digital coins. As found out by the researchers at F5 Labs, this botnet has been operating under the radar in recent times. Due to its association with […]
2017 is over, but memories of some of the biggest hacking and data breach related incidents will haunt victims for a long time. Today, we will be highlighting biggest hacking incidents of 2017 including malware attacks leading to ransomware infection or a simple email that turned out to be a phishing email and stole millions […]
Quite recently, the founder of Mcafee company, John Mcafee, was in news when his Twitter was hacked by an unknown hacker. This hacker used John’s social media reach and used it to promote some lesser known cryptocurrencies. Before his account got hacked, John Mcafee, who is also considered to be a crypto expert, used to […]
“Archive Poster” extension for Chrome browser is being currently used by 105,000 users. The primary function of this extension is to allow users to “quickly reblog, queue, draft, and like posts right from another blog’s archive” but now, a Las Vegas-based security researcher Troy Mursch (“Bad Packets” on Twitter) has identified that Archive Poster is infecting user browser with a […]
Bitcoin is one of those cryptocurrencies whose value has rapidly increased making it a lucrative target for cybercriminals and hackers. That is the reason we often read about scams including malware, phishing or malicious apps aiming at cryptocurrency exchanges and investors. Kidnapping On December 26th, 2017, Russian blockchain expert Pavel Lerner, one of the employees at Exmo cryptocurrency was kidnapped in Kiev, […]
The official Twitter account of security guru John McAfee was apparently hacked on December 28th. As a result, the verified account with 531k followers was used by an unknown hacker to send several tweets promoting not so popular cryptocurrencies like Siacoin, NXT, XRP, PTOY, and BAT. Tweets sent by the hacker Although it is unclear how it happened McAfee claims the two-factor authentication […]
Most Android malware is at best annoying, but rarely does it cause physical damage to a phone. Not so with Loapi, a newly-discovered trojan with a cryptocurrency miner that worked a phone so hard its battery swelled up and burst open the device’s back cover. Kaspersky Lab researchers found the malware lurking in about 20 […]
Norwegian browser maker Opera has launched the beta version of Opera 50, the first popular browser to integrate a built-in cryptocurrency-mining blocker. The feature offers a new defense against the rise of cryptojacking or browser-based cryptocurrency miners that use a site visitor’s CPU without gaining the owner’s consent. Crooks are increasingly hiding JavaScript miners on […]
Opera browser developers have good news for web users annoyed by the cryptocurrency mining capabilities of certain websites that drain the life out of their CPUs. The Norwegian browser developer firm, Opera, has introduced Opera 50 beta version, which is the first every popular browser to come with cryptocurrency mining blocker. The beta version offers […]